Philadelphia

Wed August 16, 2017

Stephenson Equipment to Hold JCB Demo Day

Stephenson Equipment's JCB Demo Day is being held at its Philadelphia-area location at 135 Lincoln Ave. in Prospect Park, Pa., on Sept. 7. The “Fastest Backhoe in the World,” JCB's GT Dragster backhoe, will be on site and ready to work on a stretch of new asphalt at the location....

Thu August 03, 2017

2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas

During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....

Thu July 20, 2017

Tesla Owner Gets Government Approval for Hyperloop Transit System

Tesla Inc. and SpaceX founder Elon Musk dropped a bombshell announcement July 20, tweeting that he has received "verbal government approval" to construct a Hyperloop transit system that would connect New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C....

Daniel Craig - Wed July 12, 2017

Penn Medicine Breaks Record With Concrete

Penn Medicine set a Philadelphia record the weekend of July 8 — not for anything health-related, but instead for a construction feat. For the health system's New Patient Pavilion facility in University City, crews completed what Penn claims is the largest single concrete pour in city history....

Fri June 23, 2017

Port of Philadelphia Buys Strategic Parcel of Land

PhilaPort announced the acquisition of a 29-acre parcel of land, locally known as the former Philadelphia Produce and Seafood Terminal, located at Third Street and Pattison Avenue. With this purchase, PhilaPort now owns 1,016 acres of land....

Fri May 26, 2017

PHL Airport Kicks off Fifth Annual Infrastructure Week

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) hosted “Airport Investment — The Key to America's Competitiveness” on May 15, as part of the fifth annual Infrastructure Week, a national week of education and advocacy for the nation's infrastructure....

Tommy Rowan - philly.com - Fri April 21, 2017

Shocking Demo. After Iconic Movie Landmark Property Sold for One Dollar

The Kensington storefront recognizable to fans of the Rocky movie franchise as Adrian's fictional pet store was unceremoniously demolished Thursday, according to a city tour guide. Ben Caplan, who routinely leads tourists to the movie's filming locations throughout the city, said that when he took sightseers to 2146 N....

Wed April 19, 2017

Philadelphia Museum Breaks Ground on $525M Renovation

The Philadelphia Museum of Art begins a new phase of transformation and renewal, supported by a $525 million campaign. A key part of this campaign, the Core Project will create a significant amount of new public space within the footprint of the landmark building and add 23,000 sq....

Natalie Rauch - Tue April 11, 2017

Art Museum Turns Construction Barrier into Art Exhibit

Construction barriers are a common sight. Made up of plywood, metal fencing and signage, these barriers serve a few purposes like protecting trees from abrasion and keeping unauthorized persons out of the work site....

Katherine Scott - ABC 6 - Mon March 27, 2017

Museum of Art Breaks Ground On $196M Expansion Project in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Museum of Art opened to the public in 1928 and, as it approaches its 100th birthday, the museum will officially break ground Thursday on its $196-million core project to improve and expand....